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Mon 06 Jun 2010Tipperary rolls out red carpet for American VIPs
FROM NOON, a fleet of gleaming, chauffeur-driven Mercs and BMWs disgorged leading figures from the Irish establishment onto the forecourt of the Ballykisteen Hotel and Golf Resort near Tipperary town. And then the Kennedys arrived – by minibus.
Three generations of Irish-America’s leading family stepped out into warm sunshine and a scrum of photographers. Protocol was relaxed and the motley greeting party included chain-wearing dignitaries, Tipperary Peace Convention committee members, and a pride of politicians waiting to pounce.
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